As a young child (5 yearsold+),living in Battersea, South London, I used to visit a second hand shop and buy stacks of 78rpm records with my hard earned pocket money. My prize possesions were always the Decca records. I was mesmorised with the blue and gold label as it spun around at speed, bluring the image of a 'wild-haired' face......who I found out later in life to be Beethoven. I still get the same feeling and excitment, if ever I play any of my 78 Decca records now.....I am 70. Later of course, Decca brought me The Rolling Stones, far superior band than EMI's The Beatles! john callaway
14/12/19